Senior Communications Consultant

The Senior Communications Consultant will support UNEP FI's outreach and communications to its membership and the wider finance industry through press relations, online communications, social media, and email campaigns. The role involves developing and executing communications plans, providing strategic advice, and promoting UNEP FI's work on nature, climate change, and pollution.

Responsibilities

• Lead the communications in a number of areas of work at UNEP FI including but not limited to high profile initiatives relating to UNEP FI’s work on nature, climate change, and pollution and circular economy.
• Provide strategic communications advice to project teams, develop talking points for team members and develop annual key messaging, with a specific focus on messaging for key stakeholder groups (financial institutions, donors, governments, etc.).
• Lead the promotion of UNEP FI’s work at a number of key external events such as the Climate COP31 developing comprehensive communications plans for before, during and after the events.
• Write and edit content for UNEP FI’s website, that builds internal and external visibility and increases interest among key stakeholder groups in particular financial institutions, the finance sector more broadly.
• Ensure that all external communications are coordinated in terms of delivery and adhere to UNEP FI’s branding guidelines.
• Lead the preparation of brochures, factsheets, policy papers, case studies, multimedia material, etc. as well as in recommending new communications products and channels.
• Ensure appropriate content is available on UNEP FI’s members’ extranets and make recommendations for appropriate member-focused communications.
• Write press releases and OpEds, organize press briefings, interviews and media events if appropriate.
• Deepen relationships with key media, contributing to the maintenance of a high-quality media database and media monitoring reports as needed.
• Lead and support team members on media engagement.
• Lead other external communications activities on behalf of UNEP FI as necessary.
• Support the UNEP FI team in their outreach work with members, other financial institutions, other UN agencies, NGOs, think-tanks where relevant.

Requirements

• A master’s degree in communications, marketing, PR, media, international relations, business, event management, administration, public relations, or a related field is required. A bachelor’s degree could be taken in lieu of master’s degree provided the selected candidate has 9 years of relevant experience.
• At least seven (7) years of working experience in communications, PR, or marketing is required.
• Up-to-date proficiency with communications best practices, including media outreach.
• Experience working with or within the finance industry highly desired.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills in English.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with digital technology.
• Ability to cope with juggling multiple tasks across diverse projects in an organized and timely manner.
• Attention to detail.
• Good knowledge of the finance industry and financial institutions is desirable.
• Knowledge of the global financial media landscape, sustainable finance media or experience working with other global media.
• Experience of writing copy for press releases, social media, online articles, social media etc required.
• Ability to establish and maintain good working relations in a multicultural and geographically dispersed team working across functions and with senior management.
• A hands-on, pragmatic approach is desirable.

Skills

• Communications Strategies
• Media Outreach
• Public Relations
• Marketing Communications
• Press Release Writing
• Social Media Management
• Online Content Writing
• Digital Technology Use
• Financial Industry Knowledge
• Sustainable Finance Media
• Global Media Relations
• Multi-cultural Team Collaboration
• Project Coordination
• Strategic Communications Advice
• Event Management
• Copywriting
• Email campaign management

Languages

English